Australian Job Ads Fall at Slower Rate

December's Drop Bolsters Confidence

By

David Rogers

Updated Jan. 13, 2014 10:08 a.m. ET

SYDNEY—The number of jobs advertised in Australian newspapers and websites fell at a slower pace than in recent months, boosting confidence the economy is warming up to hefty rate cuts over the past two years.

Job ads fell by 0.3% in December from November in trend-adjusted terms, continuing the slowing trend-rate decline since the middle of last...